Expiry and renewal of licences and certificates

Unless your licence or certificate is cancelled earlier, it will be valid for five years from its date of issue. If you apply to have your licence or certificate renewed before the five year period has expired, the document will continue in force until the renewal application has been considered. The renewal form is the same as the application form, found on the website of the Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers [Ministry of Justice website].

Your licence will expire when you return it, with all certified copies of the licence, to the Licensing Authority. You should return your licence and its certified copies if, at any stage, you decide not to continue to trade. In that case your licence will expire on the date that the Licensing Authority receives the documents.